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| Denim Coat Watercolor/Mixed 13.25 x 9.5 |
Yes, there was mutiny aboard our watercolor class boat! I quickly set up our model Jessica with a pose that I thought was different from the week before..straddling a chair with her denim coat hanging between her legs. I have very little patience for the nit-picky positioning that takes place when more than one artist is directing. (ah....too many cooks) In fact, there have been several occasions when this process has taken at least a half hour....a half hour of painting time. The tasks in my life have been subdivided into two categories: those things that need to be done so that I can paint, usually done with great impatience; and creative painting time, where I have all the patience in the world. As the class artists pointed out the following week, the pose was definitely not a good one for those learning to paint the figure...too much was hidden from view...too many assumptions. I, on the other hand, have spent my life making lemonade....working with what I have, even though it is less than ideal. So....my apologies to all of the art center painters. I will try to have more patience next time....and perhaps delegate some of the requisite tasks, such as lighting and taking money, to others.
"Denim Coat" was painted transparently. Since there was so much darkness and little variation, I chose to accentuate the patterning on the blouse and then pull it into a side border. Tinted gouache was added to the background. Lemonade.
Note to myself: pose the model at least 15 minutes before painting time begins. Arrange a pose that sufficiently portrays most of the body parts, and includes some counter or negative space as well.
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